Postcard from Israel – Bahan

Kibbutz Bahan in the Hefer Valley in central Israel is the site of a park named ‘Utopia‘ which houses, among many other things, a wonderful collection of orchids – some 20,000 in all – including several rare species.

Hi Ralph,
I use a Sony alpha 300 digital SLR with a standard lens, which I think has actually been discontinued in the meantime – I believe the new version is even better.
It’s a really easy and comfortable camera to use – has a whole variety of very easily interchangeable settings including one especially for close-ups of flowers/plants.

Harvey – I’m afraid I don’t know the proper names of each flower. There are 3 species of orchids which grow wild in Israel, with around 32 sub-types.

Thanks Hadar So very lovely and such a welcome relief from the usual diet of hatred emanating from the Guardian and other sources .
Perhaps you could identify the flowers especially as Hebrew names have a meaning .
Shabbat Shalom